Content: "At [Rurik's] death, his brother and successor, Oleg, erected for him a huge funeral pyre; and on this the mourning Sclavs sacrificed in ancient fashion the chief's wives, his slaves, his favorite horses, his ship and his treasures. The Norse rulers had adopted the religion of the Sclavs, and our illustration shows in the background the chief Sclavic god, Perune, the god of thunder, borne in solemn procession to say farewell to Rurik."--quoted from source text.

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Item timeline of events

1843: Creator Born

1901: Issued (Approximate)

1902: Creator Died

2014: Digitized

2016: Found by you!

2017

MLA Format

Art and Picture Collection,
The New York Public Library. "The funeral of Rurik."
The New York Public Library Digital Collections.
1901 - 1906.
http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cced-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Art and Picture Collection,
The New York Public Library. "The funeral of Rurik."
New York Public Library Digital Collections.
Accessed December 10, 2016.
http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cced-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Art and Picture Collection,
The New York Public Library.
(1901 - 1906).
The funeral of Rurik.
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